I've been trying to follow this whole issue of Scotland voting for independence from the UK, but unfortunately I'm an American and our own news media doesn't believe foreign politics are worth reporting on unless white people are dying in great numbers, and that's certainly not the case here. So I've been trying to follow this story through the British media which has their own bias issues as well. I thought I'd throw this out for discussion since there are quite a few Brits here.

Do you folks really think this will happen? And if so, what would be the repercussions? There's lots of debate on whether this would be a good thing or not, and lots of predictions of doom and gloom if this happens. Independence from the UK has been a pretty good ride so far for those of us on this side of the Atlantic... But that was a very long time ago. Would it be a good thing for Scotland as well? Why or why not?